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VOLUME 12/ISSUE 2
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C O L U M N S
9 WORKPLACE SOLUTIONS
Unlawful act manslaughter
By Philippe Bélisle, Catherine Pronovost
11 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Build an IP case to protect your database
By Noel Courage
13 LITIGATION AND ARBITRATION
Buyer beware
By Gerry Apostolatos,
Simon Chénard, and Daniel Baum
D E P A R T M E N T S
6 NEWS ROUNDUP
A roundup of interesting trends and
news for legal departments
30 INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT
Passing the fi ntech test
By Danny Bradbury
34 LAW DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT
Transforming Canada's largest
in-house team
BY Stefan Dubowski
38 PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
In defence of the regulatory process
By Sheldon Gordon
42 IN CLOSING
Women on boards and the 'comply
or explain' rule
By Caroline Moreau
MATTHEW
BILLINGTON
Balancing act
In-house departments in Quebec
juggle provincial specifi c legislative
and regulatory issues along with
challenges of cybersecurity and
growth through acquisition.
By Jennifer Brown
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COVER STORY
The era of no excuses
General counsel are taking on a
larger role in protecting corporate
data. With class action lawsuits
threatening valuations of entire
industries, they have no choice.
By Shane Schick
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